Sharing wisdom that comes from parenting our parents
I’m often concerned that I’m becoming a cynic. A “been there, seen that” attitude is easy to develop, especially when you get to witness so many people on their bad days. Indifferent healthcare workers, difficult business workers, bad drivers, etc. To invest some of my precious personal energy in someone who not willing to meet …
Funny how we never seem to outgrow the competition we develop with our parents. Not always an overt or aggressive style of action but a quiet determination to somehow undo in your life what they had carried over from their life. To undo the corruption of an otherwise perfectly serviceable set of personal traits. I …
Denial is such a handy response to Life’s challenges. I’ve used it in any number of situations. Probably overused it. Guess that makes me human. Good to know. Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross discussed the all-too-human reaction of denial as the first step in our processing of grief. I have found that this model also holds true …
As the light starts to glimmer in this tunnel called the pandemic, I am finding many of us changed by the experiences of the last year. Some of us are still frightened to death of being frightened to death, and some of us now see the world differently from before the beginning of the journey. …
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